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Waterland
Municipality
Marken, municipality of Waterland
FlagCoat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°27′N 5°2′E / 52.450°N 5.033°E / 52.450; 5.033
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Established	1 January 1991
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marian van der Weele (D66)
Area
• Total	115.66 km (44.66 sq mi)
• Land	52.11 km (20.12 sq mi)
• Water	63.55 km (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
• Total	17,312
• Density	332/km (860/sq mi)
Demonym	Waterlander
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1140–1156, 1452–1454
Area code	0299
Website	www.waterland.nl

Waterland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərlɑnt] ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It includes the tourist towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.

Population centres

The municipality of Waterland contains the following city, small towns and villages:

• Broek in Waterland
• Ilpendam
• Katwoude
• Marken
• Monnickendam
• Overleek
• Uitdam
• Watergang
• Zuiderwoude

Topography

Map of the municipality of Waterland, 2013.

Local government

The municipal council of Waterland consists of 17 seats, which at the 2022 election divided as follows:

Notable people

• Pieter Floriszoon (1602 or 1606 in Monnickendam–1658) a Dutch Vice Admiral in the Battle of the Sound
• Alexander Johan Berman (1828 in Zierikzee–1886) the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang
• Pieter Groenhart (1894 in Ilpendam – 1965) a Dutch lichenologist, researched tropical Asian lichens
• Wim Polak (1924–1999) a Dutch politician, lived in Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam 1977/1983
• Peter Spier (1927–2017) a Dutch-American illustrator and writer of children's books, grew up in Broek in Waterland
• Michaël Zeeman (1958 in Marken – 2009) a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic
• Sita (born 1980 in Ilpendam) aka Sita Maria Vermeulen, a Dutch pop singer

Sport

• Jurjaan Koolen (1938 in Monnickendam–2020) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Marko Klok (born 1968 in Monnickendam) a volleyball player, silver medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Annette Gerritsen (born 1985 in Ilpendam) a Dutch former speed skater, silver medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Gallery

• Broek in Waterland
• Monnickendam
• Paard van Marken
• Katwoude

References

1. "Marian van der Weele nieuwe burgemeester van Waterland" (in Dutch). noord-holland.nl. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Postcodetool for 1141GV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. "Waterland municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
6. IMDb Database retrieved 13 April 2020

External links

• Media related to Waterland at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Waterland
Purmerend Edam-Volendam Landsmeer Waterland Markermeer Amsterdam

v t e Municipalities of North Holland
Aalsmeer Alkmaar Amstelveen Amsterdam Bergen Beverwijk Blaricum Bloemendaal Castricum Den Helder Diemen Dijk en Waard Drechterland Edam-Volendam Enkhuizen Gooise Meren Haarlem Haarlemmermeer Heemskerk Heemstede Heiloo Hilversum Hollands Kroon Hoorn Huizen Koggenland Landsmeer Laren Medemblik Oostzaan Opmeer Ouder-Amstel Purmerend Schagen Stede Broec Texel Uitgeest Uithoorn Velsen Waterland Wijdemeren Wormerland Zaanstad Zandvoort
See also Netherlands Provinces Municipalities

• Waterland
• Municipalities of North Holland